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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Maung Maung Thu (ranked 23800 p4p, 531 weight class) and Snorri Sigfusson (ranked 24334 p4p, 521 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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135 lbs
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139 lbs
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World class MT
Very strong
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Solid chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maung Maung Thu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Snorri Sigfusson!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Thu.
Sigfusson lands a jab to the nose.
Thu scores with a nice right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thu. That's going to slow Sigfusson down.
Thu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sigfusson.
Maung Maung Thu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sigfusson moves forwards but Thu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Sigfusson trying to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson working aggressively here.
Thu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sigfusson tries to land a knee to the head but Thu blocks with his arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sigfusson's defenses.
Sigfusson crunches a lovely knee into Thu's ribcage.
Sigfusson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thu in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thu working Sigfusson over with knees to the body.
Thu scores a nice knee to the body.
Sigfusson looks winded!
Sigfusson avoiding damage as Thu throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
Thu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sigfusson.
Thu gets through Sigfusson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thu lands an elbow just above Sigfusson 's eye.
Thu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sigfusson's defenses.
Thu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sigfusson backwards.
Sigfusson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thu.
Thu misses with an elbow over the top.
Sigfusson scores a nice knee to the body.
Thu throws an elbow but it misses.
Sigfusson tries to work over Thu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thu managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Thu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
Thu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sigfusson or not.
Sigfusson trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thu lands a knee to the body.
Thu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thu managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson blocks an elbow strike from Thu.
A short uppercut from Thu.
Thu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sigfusson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thu misses with an elbow strike.
Thu scores a nice knee to the body.
Thu lands an elbow inside that Sigfusson shrugs off.
Thu throws an elbow that misses.
Thu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sigfusson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sigfusson trying to land knees to the body.
Thu lands a hook that snaps the head of Sigfusson backwards.
Sigfusson tries to throw a body punch but Thu avoids it by throwing Sigfusson back against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sigfusson misses with a knee strike.
Thu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thu lands a damaging elbow.
Thu's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Thu lands with a light punch inside.
Sigfusson takes a shot to the head.
Thu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sigfusson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maung Maung Thu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sigfusson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thu wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thu connects with a looping right hand.
Thu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sigfusson throws the kick towards the body but Thu avoids it.
Thu tries to counter by clinching up but Sigfusson breaks away and moves out of range.
Thu thuds a left hand into Sigfusson's body.
Thu lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Thu.
Thu is looking to score with low kicks.
Thu moves into the clinch successfully.
Maung Maung Thu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thu throws an elbow that misses.
Sigfusson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short left from Thu.
Thu avoiding damage as Sigfusson throws knees to the body.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thu avoids the damage to the body.
Sigfusson dodges an elbow strike from Thu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thu missing with knees to the body.
Thu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sigfusson can do to turn this around?
Thu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu lands an elbow just above Sigfusson 's eye.
Thu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thu misses with an elbow over the top.
Thu lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thu.
Sigfusson misses with an elbow over the top.
Thu managing to block the knees to the body from Sigfusson.
Sigfusson avoids a wild elbow strike from Thu.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thu avoids the damage to the body.
Thu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Thu.
Sigfusson has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thu lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sigfusson dodges an elbow strike from Thu.
Thu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thu misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfusson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thu.
Nice elbow from Thu.
Sigfusson trying to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thu working Sigfusson over with knees to the body.
Sigfusson is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thu.
Sigfusson tries to throw a body punch but Thu avoids it by throwing Sigfusson back against the ropes.
Sigfusson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thu avoids it.
Sigfusson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thu.
Thu lands an elbow just above Sigfusson 's eye.
Thu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sigfusson.
Thu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sigfusson's defenses.
Sigfusson trying to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sigfusson's defenses.
Thu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sigfusson blocks an elbow strike from Thu.
Sigfusson trying to land knees to the body.
Sigfusson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thu.
Thu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maung Maung Thu dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Thu cracks Sigfusson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Snorri Sigfusson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thu lands with a nice body punch.
Thu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Sigfusson.
Thu tries to clinch there but Sigfusson circles away.
Sigfusson tries to counter with a clinch but Thu shakes him off and moves away.
Thu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Thu.
Sigfusson throws a head kick but Thu moves out of range.
Thu cracks Sigfusson with a good jab.
Thu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sigfusson. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thu darts in and clinches Sigfusson up against the ropes.
Thu lands a nice elbow.
Sigfusson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Thu on the inside.
Thu pushes Sigfusson back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfusson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thu avoids the damage to the body.
Thu lands an elbow inside.
Thu lands an elbow inside that Sigfusson shrugs off.
Thu scores with a shot to the side of Sigfusson's head.
Thu lands a nice elbow.
Sigfusson dodges an elbow strike from Thu.
Thu lands an elbow that stopped Sigfusson in his tracks for a moment.
Thu pushes Sigfusson back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Sigfusson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sigfusson blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thu.
Sigfusson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thu gets through Sigfusson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sigfusson missing with knees to the body.
Thu lands an elbow inside.
Sigfusson is rocked!
Thu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sigfusson is still on wobbly legs! Can Thu finish him?
Thu lands an elbow that stopped Sigfusson in his tracks for a moment.
Sigfusson misses with a punch to the body.
Thu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thu smacks Sigfusson right on the bridge of the nose with a massive elbow! Another one lands and Sigfusson goes down! He's clearly dazed - will he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7... up to one knee... 8,9,10! He's not made it! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Maung Maung Thu!
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